Scot v. Spaniard
DON PEREIRA had a way of his own (which he had found most successful in the Americas) of dealing with the natives of any land which his vessel might touch. He sent envoys ashore for a long list of supplies, and concluded with a threat of what would happen if his demands were not complied with immediately. If only he had realised that he was in the territory of the fighting Macleans, whose Chief (Sir Lachlan Mohr Maclean of Duart) was in resi-
dence at the bay, he might have been more tactful. Sir Lachlan sent back word that if the ree quest had been made politely as between gentlemen, there was every possibility that the stores could have been furnished in exchange for a reasonable quantity of Spanish ducats and pieces of eight, but in the first instance he regretted it would be necessary to teach the Span-
ish captain a lesson in politeness. Sir Lachlan concluded by cordially inviting Don Pereira and his men to.land at Tobermory and take what they wanted-*" then you will see what you will see," he added cryptically -(" The Armada Comes to Tobermory," A, J. Sinclair, 1ZM, August 17.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 113, 22 August 1941, Page 5
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